Cheticamp, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Cheticamp was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 460. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.131°N, 66.107°W.
Population
In 1891, Cheticamp had a population of 460: 247 male and 213 female residents. Population density was 13.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 460 |
| 1901 | 448 |
| 1911 | 570 |
| 1921 | 529 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Metighan, 1881 (36.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Cheticamp shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 142 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.50 |
| FAM NO | 71 |
| Number of families | 71 |
| Number of females | 213 |
| Number of males | 247 |
| Number of married females | 67 |
| Number of married males | 67 |
| Number of married persons | 134 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| POP F | 213 |
| POP M | 247 |
| POP TOT | 460 |
| Total population | 460 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 133 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 175 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 308 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 439 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 21 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 69 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 69 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 67 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 69 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (51 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 3 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 9 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,021 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,898 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 469 |
| Acres of hay crops | 366 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,499 |
| Acres of land in farms | 6,397 |
| Acres of oats | 16 |
| Acres of potatoes | 74 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| BAR AC | 3 |
| BAR BU | 55 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 55 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 330 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,171 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 378 |
| HAY AC | 366 |
| HAY TONS | 553 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 21 |
| Number of chickens | 796 |
| Number of ducks | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 67 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 42 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 4 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 17 |
| Number of milk cows | 102 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 69 |
| Number of other cattle | 104 |
| Number of oxen | 117 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 7 |
| Number of sheep | 387 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 131 |
| Number of swine | 106 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 67 |
| OAT AC | 16 |
| OAT BU | 330 |
| PEA BU | 11 |
| POT AC | 74 |
| POT BU | 8,171 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 279 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 736 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 5,648 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 553 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 13 |
| A 11 50 | 26 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 17 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 5,648 |
| CATTLE KS | 21 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 133 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 175 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 308 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 279 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 4 |
| DUCKS | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 71 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 736 |
| FRN CA | 439 |
| GEESE | 42 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 796 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 17 |
| HOUSES | 69 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 20 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 67 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 15 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 69 |
| INF 11 A | 7 |
| MD FEM | 67 |
| MD MALE | 67 |
| MD TOT | 134 |
| MILK COWS | 102 |
| NAME CD | Digby |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 67 |
| OC TOT | 69 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 104 |
| OTHERS | 21 |
| SHEEP | 387 |
| SHEEP KS | 131 |
| SUP AM | 1,499 |
| SUP FOR | 4,898 |
| SUP JV | 9 |
| SUP PAT | 1,021 |
| SUP SC | 469 |
| SUP TOT | 6,397 |
| SWINE | 106 |
| SWINE KS | 67 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 69 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 378 |
| WID FEM | 13 |
| WID MALE | 5 |
| WID TOT | 18 |
| WORKING OX | 117 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS031001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS009002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Cheticamp, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/cheticamp-ns031001-1891/.